#4E5D40
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #4E5D40
#4E5D40 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 11.2), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4F405D (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.09:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4E5D40?
#4E5D40 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5D40?
Use white text. White on #4E5D40 has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5D40?
Its complementary colour is #4F405D, and analogous partners are #5D5D40 and #405D41.